It has been reported that several charities are considering how they will engage differently with young people, following the announcement of the government’s plans to ban certain social media platforms for children aged under 16. Civil Society covers this well at https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/charities-considering-youth-engagement-plans-after-social-media-ban.html, but if you offer services and support to this age group, how could […]
Charity Governance
Companies House to change accounts filing from 2028
Companies House is to bring in changes to accounts filing from April 2028 – you can find out more from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/companies-house-to-bring-in-changes-to-accounts-filing-from-april-2028.
How well does your Board understand fundraising?
At the opening session of Fundraising Convention, CIOF chief executive Katie Docherty was reported as suggesting that some charities were cutting their expenditure on fundraising over concerns that the return on investment was taking too long. Does your Board see fundraising as something that needs to be invested in, or as just a cost? Is […]
Is your AI rollout confused?
The BBC Tech article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74d1ydv01eo poses this question, and we wonder if you and your organisation has a clear policy on A good Gen AI policy can help with this, and it should be regularly reviewed as technology, and your use of it, changes.
Are you underinvesting in legacy fundraising?
According to the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s (CIOF) 2026 benchmarking survey, 37% of all voluntary income comes from gifts in wills, but charities are directing only around 15% of fundraising expenditure towards legacies. There may be several reasons for this, including the fact that legacy income can be uncertain in terms of the amount and […]